independent evaluator. Since 2010 employee in the Federal Department of Foreign
Affairs (FDFA) as Program Officer Evaluation at the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) in charge for the conceptualization, mandating and
process management of complex thematic and institutional strategic evaluations.
2013–2014 responsible for the production of the Report on Effectiveness of Swiss
International Cooperation in Climate Change 2000–2012.
Nathan L. Engle is Climate Change Specialist for the Climate Policy Team at the
World Bank. He is involved with efforts to integrate climate resilience into World
Bank operations and is helping to lead projects on adaptation, drought policy and
management, and water resources. Nate completed his Ph.D. at the University of
Michigan’s School of Natural Resources & Environment, and also earned masters’
degrees at the University of Michigan in public policy (MPP) and natural resources
and environment (MSc).
Wiebke F€ orch works with the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change,
Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) as Science Officer, based at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) in Nairobi, Kenya. She helped coordinating the shift towards a learning-based impact pathway and results-based
management approach for CCAFS, and is supporting the overall ME&L of the
program. She holds a PhD from the Arid Lands Resource Sciences Interdisciplinary
Program at the University of Arizona and a BSc(Hons) in Agriculture from the
University of Reading. Her professional experience and research interests revolve
around food security, resilience and vulnerability, global change impacts on society
and the enabling environments, governance and institutions to support communities
in adapting to climate change. She is also interested in research for development
processes and transformative learning, how to work with theories of change and
impact pathways to increase the effectiveness of research for development.
Yann Franc ¸ois is an Engineer specialized in natural resources management,
climate change adaptation and mitigation projects and climate finance mechanisms.
He has occupied various management and technical positions in the international
NGO GERES which allowed him to develop skills in project development, implementation and evaluation in the fields of sustainable forest management, climatesmart agriculture and energy in West Africa, Central Asia and Southeast Asia. As a
Climate and Development Technical Advisor is supporting evidence-based projects
and policy development, collaborating with political decision-makers on Nationally
Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMA) and REDD+ strategies as well as
supporting the long-term financing of projects through carbon financing under the
UNFCCC CDM and Gold Standard mechanisms.
Marina Gavald~ ao is a Forestry Engineer specialist on ecosystems services and
climate finance. Since 2003, Marina has gathered experience in the design, implementation and the coordination of climate change mitigation projects and environmental economics-related research. As Technical Director of the Climate Change
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Affairs (FDFA) as Program Officer Evaluation at the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) in charge for the conceptualization, mandating and
process management of complex thematic and institutional strategic evaluations.
2013–2014 responsible for the production of the Report on Effectiveness of Swiss
International Cooperation in Climate Change 2000–2012.
Nathan L. Engle is Climate Change Specialist for the Climate Policy Team at the
World Bank. He is involved with efforts to integrate climate resilience into World
Bank operations and is helping to lead projects on adaptation, drought policy and
management, and water resources. Nate completed his Ph.D. at the University of
Michigan’s School of Natural Resources & Environment, and also earned masters’
degrees at the University of Michigan in public policy (MPP) and natural resources
and environment (MSc).
Wiebke F€ orch works with the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change,
Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) as Science Officer, based at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) in Nairobi, Kenya. She helped coordinating the shift towards a learning-based impact pathway and results-based
management approach for CCAFS, and is supporting the overall ME&L of the
program. She holds a PhD from the Arid Lands Resource Sciences Interdisciplinary
Program at the University of Arizona and a BSc(Hons) in Agriculture from the
University of Reading. Her professional experience and research interests revolve
around food security, resilience and vulnerability, global change impacts on society
and the enabling environments, governance and institutions to support communities
in adapting to climate change. She is also interested in research for development
processes and transformative learning, how to work with theories of change and
impact pathways to increase the effectiveness of research for development.
Yann Franc ¸ois is an Engineer specialized in natural resources management,
climate change adaptation and mitigation projects and climate finance mechanisms.
He has occupied various management and technical positions in the international
NGO GERES which allowed him to develop skills in project development, implementation and evaluation in the fields of sustainable forest management, climatesmart agriculture and energy in West Africa, Central Asia and Southeast Asia. As a
Climate and Development Technical Advisor is supporting evidence-based projects
and policy development, collaborating with political decision-makers on Nationally
Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMA) and REDD+ strategies as well as
supporting the long-term financing of projects through carbon financing under the
UNFCCC CDM and Gold Standard mechanisms.
Marina Gavald~ ao is a Forestry Engineer specialist on ecosystems services and
climate finance. Since 2003, Marina has gathered experience in the design, implementation and the coordination of climate change mitigation projects and environmental economics-related research. As Technical Director of the Climate Change
About the Authors
345